gnarlywizzard:the Bolzer album rules. havent listened to any of the others on the list. but c'mon...manilla road? satan? how about putting some more relevant modern bands on the list and not some washed up retro shiat.

i would add Fister 'Gemini' and Blut Aus Nord 'What Once Was, Liber III.' i didnt listen to a lot of new albums this year.

Out of the samples on that list those were the two I liked the most. Especially Satan.

I must be getting old. Because I really want to like modern metal. But it seems like more often than not I listen to a song, and I'm digging the riff, I'm feeling the beat, my head starts to bang, and then some asshole comes along and tries to deep throat the mic while someone shoves a telephone pole up his ass.

I'm not tuned into the metal scene enough to find the good bands with a lead who actually bothers to sing.

Pig Destroyer's "Book Burner" came out in 2012, but I didn't get it until may-ish of last year, and I love it in the same way that I love Noise-core/gabber. Get the extended version with all the old hardcore covers!

So, in conclusion, I've contributed nothing to the conversation and I can't believe you even read this far. Happy 2014!